Chris Gardner Quotes

In order for you to find a job, people need to know you're looking.

I never had to pound the pavement and really struggle after college.

Things have slowed down considerably since the new series has started airing and I am currently looking for work. It has been a nice year-long vacation nonetheless.

You can't get work without working.

I'm not picking up my phone and calling anyone for employment.

Stop looking for the 'right' career, and start looking for a job. Any job. Forget about what you like. Focus on what's available. Get yourself hired. Show up early. Stay late. Volunteer for the scut work. Become indispensable. You can always quit later, and be no worse off than you are today.

If I want another job, I'll get one. I haven't set a date of when to stop managing.

I have a lot of people who want to work for me.

People are going to hire you, or they're not, and there's only so much you can do to hedge your bets.

I haven't got a real job.

I have to find work wherever it might be hiding.

I haven't been out of work since the day I took my pants off.

I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.

The only work I've done the last two years is interviews. I'm very good at it.

Tell me who you want to see on the Left, and I'll hire them. If you give me a big name that's out there, that's floating around and wants work, I'd be happy to hire them.

Best results are often achieved well before you need a job, by consistently networking so that when you find yourself job-hunting you have a large network to work with.

The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry.

I've been really lucky because when I go out to L.A. it's for a job, not to look for a job. That's the way I like L.A. most - when I already have a job.

Well, I've always just - I've never really gone out looking for work. I always waited for it to sort of hit me on the head.

So much of my job is about finding another job, and that's really boring.

My job is to help more people have jobs.

I'm not going to comment about potential jobs in the future because that's a rabbit hole to go down and get caught up in, but all I'll say is I'll go where the good scripts are.

I was told by my father nine times a day that you were going to get a job the minute you finish your studies.

I know how difficult it is to get one job, much less an entirely new career. I'm very blessed and grateful. It's like I'm a normal person with an extraordinary journey.

There are two ways to approach the application process: trying to hit a home run by getting an immediate 'Yes, here's an offer' or trying not to be eliminated. I recommend the second approach.